![]() ![]() ![]() From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the Story unfolds, children will clearly see that Jesus is at the center of Gods great story of salvation-and at the center of their story too. While other kids Bibles contain stories from the Old and New Testaments, The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible, pointing to Jesus as our Savior. ![]() The Jesus Storybook Bible is very different from every other kids Bibles. This heartfelt, childrens Bible storybook, which has impacted over 6 million families, introduces children to Gods wonderful story, and the Savior at the center of that story. Book Synopsis The Jesus Storybook Bible invites you and your children into the story of Gods Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love. A Bible like no other, this book invites children to discover for themselves that Jesus is at the center of Gods great story for salvation. About the Book From Noah to Moses to King David, every story in the Bible points to a baby, the child upon whom everything will depend. ![]()
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Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, following the success of Wild, another of her works has been adapted for the screen.ĭisney+ original Tiny Beautiful Things is based on Strayed's best-selling collection of essays Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar. "And so I just try to greet people with gratitude and compassion and love, which I genuinely feel for the people who read my work and love it." She adds: "I've already given you my best thing… The thing that I can give the world is through my writing… I have no interest in being anyone's guru. "I've had to actually take some of the advice I would give to other people, learn how to maintain those boundaries." open and warm towards me… But also, I've had to really learn. 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